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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Bryant Tang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TANG, BRYANT

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3656 3658 3664

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bryant Tang is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3656. With 72 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 86.1 percent. The median days to allowance is 915, providing a clear expectation for the duration of successful prosecution. This high rate of approval suggests an efficient path to patent issuance.

The interview lift is 0.2 percent, indicating that interviews provide a minimal increase over the 86.1 percent baseline allowance rate. Toyota Motor Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and ABB Schweiz AG are the top companies filing in this art unit. Firms such as ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP are the primary legal representatives. They navigate the 915-day median timeline to reach the 86.1 percent allowance rate for their clients.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

86.1%
Allow Rate
+34.1% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+0.2%
Interview Lift
915
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.7%
§102 Novelty
49.2%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18675488 ELECTRONIC DEVICES MOUNTED ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18649866 MOBILE ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18417760 Crop Measurement Accuracy Improvement System and Method Final Rejection Deere & Company
18967875 ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18434970 TRAVEL ROUTE PRESENTATION SYSTEM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19279406 PARTICLE FILTERING FOR LEARNING OBJECT PHYSICS FROM ROBOT INTERACTION VIDEOS Non-Final OA Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
18551247 Industrial Robot with A Peer-To-Peer Communication Interface to Support Collaboration Among Robots Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18261747 ASSEMBLING APPARATUS, ASSEMBLING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA ABB Schweiz AG
18954178 VISUALIZATION OF EFFECTS OF DEVICE MOVEMENTS IN AN OPERATING ROOM Final Rejection Cilag GmbH International
19252325 ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTED ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURES Final Rejection MAKO Surgical Corp.
18981744 REMOTE OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE, REMOTE OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18757100 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18514248 System and Method for Generating Driving Path in Vehicle Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18091520 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING ACTIONS OF LEARNING DEVICES BETWEEN SIMULATED WORLD AND REAL WORLD Final Rejection ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18724984 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18276996 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND ROBOT CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
18761998 Object-Based Robot Control Non-Final OA Boston Dynamics, Inc.
18545050 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED CEILING DETECTION Final Rejection Boston Dynamics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Bryant Tang's allowance rate?

86.1% of resolved applications examined by Bryant Tang were allowed (72 resolved cases), compared with 66.7% across Art Unit 3656 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Bryant Tang?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Bryant Tang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Bryant Tang took 915 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Bryant Tang work in?

Bryant Tang examines applications in Art Unit 3656 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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